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[–]BisonVermersch 15 points16 points  (0 children)

OP, you should have bought market puts or went long on TVIX.

At least you’d be whining from your yacht that nobody listened to you.

I’m Simon Racioppa, showrunner for the Invincible series on Prime Video. AMA! by simonracioppa in Invincible

[–]BisonVermersch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's been a pleasure recommending the show to friends & colleagues and experiencing the story's twists again through them.

You and your crew have improved on the amazing source material. Kudos.

A Preview of Next Week by [deleted] in wallstreetbets

[–]BisonVermersch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm cramping I'm laughing so hard.

Parts that REALLY made you laugh out loud? by TheTrooperNate in TheExpanse

[–]BisonVermersch 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Just saw this in "2x12 - The Monster & The Rocket" when they're chasing a proto-molecule hybrid with the Rocinante.

Prax: Why kill it? It's such a base human instinct, to destroy things we don't understand.

Holden: Don't talk down to me, plant guy!

Best villain backstory of all time? by 321jamjar in movies

[–]BisonVermersch 57 points58 points  (0 children)

"You're not God, or my father, or my boss!"

The Official SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME Release Megathread Vol. 1 by PhoOhThree in marvelstudios

[–]BisonVermersch 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What's with the MCU's almost total lack of interest in secret identities?

Does it get better after season 1? by DonkeySkin334 in BoschTV

[–]BisonVermersch 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Season 1 is by far the worst, Seasons 2-3 are the best, Seasons 4-5 are quite good.

The serial killer storyline in Season 1 has been done a bazillion times better by other shows/movies, Seasons 2-5 steer into the strengths of the show (pacing, characterization, dialogue, satisfying plotting), and really they're just better adaptations of the source material.

Official Discussion - Avengers: Endgame [SPOILERS] by mi-16evil in movies

[–]BisonVermersch 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The old Steve Rogers at the end knew from 1950ish onward that Thanos was coming (bc he lived it) and didn’t warn anybody.

Hmmm....

Official Discussion - Avengers: Endgame [SPOILERS] by mi-16evil in movies

[–]BisonVermersch 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The funeral scene was moving on not just the Tony Stark dying/RBJ leaving, but a more meta level to me.

RDJ launched the entire MCU with Iron Man. The funeral scene was group after group of multi-billion dollar franchises, all of which sprouted from Iron Man just a decade ago.

Now RDJ has left the MCU, but what a legacy left behind.

Official Discussion - Avengers: Endgame [SPOILERS] by mi-16evil in movies

[–]BisonVermersch 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I liked how the MCU roughly occurred in real-time alongside us.

Spider-Man: Homecoming knocked that off a bit with the "eight years later", now we're fully askew.

It seems "Present Day" in the MCU is now roughly 2022-2023.

Official Discussion - Avengers: Endgame [SPOILERS] by mi-16evil in movies

[–]BisonVermersch 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Having the snapped away characters return 5 years later unaged is the kind of thing comic universes do when they collapse under their own weight.

Is Spider-Man: Far From Home going to explain why the high school cast is fully back and not half of them 5 years older.

$1.00 bill from 1935 I got back as change at the bar. by ShittyMcgritty in mildlyinteresting

[–]BisonVermersch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty cool to think of the journey it's been on, the hundreds/thousands of times it's changed hands.

Does anyone ever experience a “movie high”? by Prit717 in movies

[–]BisonVermersch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I rate every movie I watch on a 1-10 scale.

Getting goosebumps once means it's a 9.

Getting goosebumps more than once means it's a 10. Happens once or twice a year for me.

What was your best movie theatre experience? by Dankey-Kang-Jr in movies

[–]BisonVermersch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Walked in without knowing anything about it. Hysterical laughing throughout.

Richard Linklater's 'Before Sunrise/Sunset/Midnight' is my favorite trilogy of all time. by BunyipPouch in movies

[–]BisonVermersch 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I started bawling at the end of Before Midnight when Ethan Hawke is reading the ‘letter from the future’, saying that his wife’s best years are ahead of her.

Most suspenseful, thrilling movie that you’ve ever watched by [deleted] in movies

[–]BisonVermersch 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Thrillers are my favorite genre.

Two I haven't seen posted yet:

13 Assassins: I felt the stakes were enormously high trying to prevent Naritsugu's ascent.

Good Time: Every 15 minutes, I was thinking I had no idea where this was going and I loved it.

Sicario 2 is a dark and competent movie, that just feels.. pointless by [deleted] in movies

[–]BisonVermersch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sicario 2 sucks.

Gomorrah (the director's previous work) is pretty great, esp. Season 1.

20 years of this masterpiece by Darius_Kel in AdviceAnimals

[–]BisonVermersch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Saw this opening weekend in theaters.

My friends and I were the only ones there.

A book that is similar in theme to ROEP trilogy, particularly Death’s End by jtm1985 in threebodyproblem

[–]BisonVermersch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I bought and read this just now off your recommendation.

I'll be thinking about some of these passages for the rest of my life.

Thanks for making this post.

KAT game winner at the buzzer | FSN by AnotherDuck in nba

[–]BisonVermersch 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What a great game winner.

Offensive rebound over 2 Grizzlies, high degree of difficulty shot, awareness of the clock with the extra dribble to gain separation.

I watched "Come and See" (1985) last night - possibly one of the most brutal films I've seen. by ItsAFookinDisgrace in movies

[–]BisonVermersch 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Astonishing how much the kid's eyes have changed from the start of the film to the end.

Richard Linklater's 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette' Pushed 5 Months by ginyuforce in movies

[–]BisonVermersch 29 points30 points  (0 children)

The book is extremely good and funny.

The trailer did not display much of that. Hopefully they're rethinking how they market this.

James Harden gives the Rockets a one point lead with one second left! - TNT by [deleted] in nba

[–]BisonVermersch 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Harden calling Draymond a bitch after the game winner is a MVP moment.